Monday, May 29, 2023:  Matt 5:16 – James 2:26 Matt 5:16  16In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. James 2:2626Just as the body is dead without breath,i so also faith is dead without good works. Reflection: Meredith McLaughlin Many of us are not strangers […]

Friday, May 26, 2023: Listen: Volume 4 Session 4 Day 5 Read John 12:43; 15:18–21; Galatians 1:10 John 12:4343For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.15:18–21The World’s Hatred 18“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. 19The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer […]

Thursday, May 25, 2023: Listen: Volume 4 Session 4 Day 4 Read 1 Thessalonians 5:14 14Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone. While it’s much more heartwarming and enjoyable to focus on the encouraging verses and stories of […]

Wednesday, May 24, 2023: Listen: Volume 4 Session 4 Day 3 Read 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 16Always be joyful. 17Never stop praying. 18Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. One of the things that stands out in the account of Israel asking for a king is the way Samuel immediately turned to God […]

Tuesday, May 23, 2023: Listen: Volume 4 Session 4 Day 2 Read 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 26Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthyg when God called you. 27Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that […]

Monday, May 22, 2023: Listen: Volume 4 Session 4 Day 1 Read 1 Samuel 8:1–20 Israel Requests a King 1As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel. 2Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba. 3But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice. […]

Friday, May 19, 2023: Listen: Volume 4 Session 3 Day 5 Read 1 Samuel 2:1–11; Luke 1:46–55 1 Samuel 2:1–11 Hannah’s Prayer of Praise 1Then Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD! The LORD has made me strong.a Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me. 2No one is holy like the LORD! […]

Thursday, May 18, 2023: Listen: Volume 4 Session 3 Day 4 Read 1 Samuel 1:1–2, 8–20; Romans 8:26–27 1 Samuel 1:1–2 Elkanah and His Family 1There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah in the region of Zupha in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, of […]

Wednesday, May 17, 2023: Listen: Volume 4 Session 3 Day 3 Read 1 Samuel 3:1; Colossians 3:23–25 1 Samuel 3:1 1Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the LORD by assisting Eli. Now in those days, messages from the LORD were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon. Colossians 3:23–25 23Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the […]

Tuesday, May 16, 2023: Listen: Volume 4 Session 3 Day 2 Read Psalm 16:7; 63:6; 139:11–12 Psalm 16:7 7I will bless the LORD who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. 63:6 6I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night. 139:11–12 11I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to […]